European Startup Pulse – European Startups, VC & Funding
Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & GrowthEuropean Startup Pulse is Startuprad.io™’s recurring startup intelligence briefing covering European startups, venture capital, startup funding, AI, and the future of Europe’s innovation economy. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the podcast provides regular analysis of startup ecosystems, scale-ups, venture capital trends, tech policy, founder economics, and innovation markets across Germany, Austria, Swi... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 26 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | InvestingBusinessTechnology | |||
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Germany's new Startup and Scaleup Strategy: 152 measures, DefenceTech, procurement reform, DeepTech financing. Why this is really about the European scaleup gap — and whether Germany can close it.
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Europe's startup ecosystem isn't in a traditional recovery. In this H1 2026 review, Jörn “Joe” Menninger analyzes why European venture capital underwent a structural rotation rather than returning to the prior cycle.
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Europe doesn't lack venture capital — it lacks the architecture to move it from innovation to scale. This episode dissects the megafund problem: fund-size math, the Series B cliff, and the KfW VC Barometer behind Europe's scale-up gap. With Jörn “Joe... more
Europe has largely solved early-stage funding — seed exists, Series A is increasingly available. So why can't startups scale? This episode with Jörn “Joe” Menninger diagnoses Europe's scale-up gap.
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European Startup Pulse covers Europe's startup economy with a focus on venture capital, scale-ups, policy, and innovation infrastructure across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and broader Europe. Across recent episodes, listeners hear deep dives into Europe's scale-up challenges, regulatory fragmentation, and attempts to harmonize startup law, paired with pragmatic discussions on European investment ecosystems, alternative funding instruments, and the role of public-private initiatives in accelerating growth. Notable angles include comparisons with the US, practical implications of EU Inc and 28th Regime concepts, and the critical role of software and middleware in emerging technologies like quantum computing for enterprise adoption. The sho... more
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